Woman airlifted to Miami hospital after man stabs her in chest: Authorities

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Authorities are investigating after a Plantation Key woman was stabbed inside her home late Tuesday.

The 33-year-old woman told deputies she was sleeping in her bedroom at the home in the 81000 block of Old Highway when a man, who she is acquainted with, broke a rear window to get inside and stabbed her in the chest, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said.

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The woman said the suspect held the knife to her throat and asked her to leave the house with him, authorities said.